chapulín
See also: chapulin
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chapolin (“grasshopper”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chapulín m (plural chapulines)
- (Central America, Colombia, Mexico) grasshopper, locust, especially when toasted as food
- Synonyms: saltamontes, langosta
- (Central America) small child, tot
- (Mexico, colloquial) a person who flirts with or comes on to their friends' partners or romantic interests.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “chapulín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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